SAP vs ADP vs TYL Stock Comparison

Sap Se, Automatic Data Processing and Tyler Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAP Sap Se
$238.44 +13.2% 1M -11.5% 1Y
Market cap
$275.96B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.76B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology
7 wins
TYL Tyler Technologies Inc
$386.32 +18.6% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$15.75B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.43B
Div. yield
–
ERP Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Sap Se leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Sap Se 7, Automatic Data Processing 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSAPADPTYLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $275.96B $117.48B $15.75B SAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 26.6x 48.5x ADP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x 23.4x 28.5x ADP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.5% +6.7% +8.2% SAP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.8% 20.1% 13.4% SAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.6% -46.5% 8.6% SAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x — SAP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.5% +7.2% -24.1% ADP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +6.3%/yr -6.0%/yr SAP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.4% 28.4% 43.0% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 40/100 61/100 SAP

Percentile Scorecard

SAPADPTYL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisSAPADPTYL
Valuation 51 #51 of 102 36 #66 of 102 40 #62 of 102
Growth 69 #31 of 98 27 #72 of 98 52 #48 of 98
Profitability 92 #9 of 95 54 #44 of 95 77 #23 of 95
Financial Health 77 #26 of 109 36 #70 of 109 78 #25 of 109
Shareholder Returns 29 #46 of 64 48 #34 of 64 62 #25 of 64
Overall 63 40 61
  • SAP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • ADP ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications
  • TYL ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSAPADPTYLSPY
1 month +13.2%+14.2%+18.6% -0.8%
3 months +39.4%+18.1%+22.3% +3.5%
6 months +37.5%+52.7%+14.4% +7.0%
Year to date -1.8%+17.1%-14.9% +12.2%
1 year -11.5%+7.2%-24.1% +13.0%
3 years +81.5%+40.2%+6.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.0%+11.9%+2.0% +23.1%
5 years +64.6%+35.7%-26.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.5%+6.3%-6.0% +11.0%
10 years +171.7%+245.4%+132.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.5%+13.2%+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSAPADPTYLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.4%28.4%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%27.0%47.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.63-0.08-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.25-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.2%-42.2%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-2.2%-24.4% -1.8%
52-week high $272.16$307.94$510.68 $779.14
52-week low $146.09$188.79$275.27 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleSAPADPTYL
P/E now vs peer median 29.2xmedian 28.8x 27.4xmedian 28.8x 49.5xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 2.8x 7.7xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 17.7x -25.9xmedian 17.7x 34.4xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.2xmedian 15.8x 22.8xmedian 15.8x 26.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.2x 19.9xmedian 3.2x 6.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.82median 0.85 2.73median 0.85 1.88median 0.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsSAPADPTYL
Revenue $45.76B $21.95B $2.43B
Gross profit $33.40B $10.19B $1.15B
Operating income $22.06B -$6.44B $367.81M
Net income $9.47B $4.41B $324.62M
Free cash flow $10.40B $5.24B $714.27M
R&D $8.26B $1.03B $228.47M
EPS (diluted) $8.11 $10.94 $7.76
Cash & equivalents $10.62B $4.23B $895.35M
Total debt $9.68B $4.96B –
Shares (diluted) 1.18B 403.30M 41.85M
Enterprise value $203.36B $99.61B $12.38B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricSAPADPTYL
P/E 29.2x 27.4x 49.5x
P/FCF 28.2x 22.8x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.5x 22.0x 25.5x
P/S 6.4x 5.5x 7.7x
P/B 5.6x 19.9x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 27.4x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x -25.9x 34.4x
EV/EBIT 12.8x -18.7x 47.9x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 5.5x 7.3x
EV/FCF 27.2x 23.0x 24.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x 22.1x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.82 2.73 1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSAPADPTYL
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.5% 6.7% 8.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 6.8% 8.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% 7.6% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 8.1% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 30.9% -4.9% 8.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.1% -4.2% 20.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 8.2% 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 9.0% 25.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.0% 9.6% 11.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 10.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 43.3% 10.2% 13.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 8.9% 33.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 43.7% 9.9% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 9.4% 35.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSAPADPTYL
Gross margin 73.0% 46.4% 47.2%
EBITDA margin 51.5% -21.2% 21.1%
Operating margin 48.2% -29.3% 15.1%
Pretax margin 29.2% 26.1% 17.3%
Net margin 20.8% 20.1% 13.4%
FCF margin 22.7% 23.9% 29.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 24.8% 30.1%
Return on equity 18.5% 71.3% 9.8%
Return on assets 11.2% 6.9% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 35.6% -46.5% 8.6%
Return on capital employed 34.0% -46.6% 8.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 1.1% 6.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSAPADPTYL
Debt / assets 11.2% 7.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 0.9x 0.9x –
Liabilities / assets 39.1% 90.5% 47.8%
Equity / assets 60.9% 9.5% 52.2%
Interest coverage 8.3x -14.0x 56.4x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 7.54 1.91 5.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSAPADPTYL
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.7% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.0% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusSAPADPTYL
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 23.4xFY2027 28.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $12.87FY2027 $13.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +6.8% +16.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.86BFY2026 $22.14BFY2027 $2.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 +0.9%FY2027 +2.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.3% +18.1% +21.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSAPADPTYL
Held by institutions 7.2% 88.1% 89.8%
Institutions holding 814 2,290 761
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.0% +4.4% +7.4%
Institutions buying 456 1,084 333
Institutions selling 243 874 323
Buyers to sellers 1.88 1.24 1.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

SAPADPTYL
SAP 1.00 0.55 0.58
ADP 0.55 1.00 0.69
TYL 0.58 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAP, ADP and TYL?

Sap Se (SAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sap Se (SAP) $275.96B, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $117.48B, Tyler Technologies (TYL) $15.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAP, ADP and TYL?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sap Se (SAP) 29.0x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 26.6x, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 48.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is cheapest (Sap Se (SAP) 28.0x, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 23.4x, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 28.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sap Se (SAP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sap Se (SAP) +13.5%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.7%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) +8.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sap Se (SAP) has the highest net margin (Sap Se (SAP) 20.8%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.1%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 13.4%). On return on invested capital, Sap Se (SAP) leads (Sap Se (SAP) 35.6%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) -46.5%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Automatic Data Processing (ADP) returned the most: Sap Se (SAP) -11.5%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +7.2%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) -24.1%. Over five years, Sap Se (SAP) compounded fastest (Sap Se (SAP) +10.5%/yr, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.3%/yr, Tyler Technologies (TYL) -6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (Sap Se (SAP) 39.4%, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 28.4%, Tyler Technologies (TYL) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAP, ADP and TYL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sap Se (SAP) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.